9179 America's 250th Anniversary (America250) Trivia Questions with Answers
9179 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which 2020 law authorized redesigned circulating coins for the United States Semiquincentennial?
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Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020
What federal commission did the United States Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016 create for America250?
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United States Semiquincentennial Commission
In the United States Semiquincentennial coinage, which historical document is honored on one of the five 2026 quarters?
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Declaration of Independence
Which treaty, signed in 1783, officially ended the American Revolutionary War and recognized U.S. independence?
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Treaty of Paris (1783)
What date marks the Boston Tea Party, when protestors dumped tea into Boston Harbor?
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December 16, 1773
What was the first national flag used by the United States during the Revolution?
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Grand Union Flag
Which Declaration of Independence signer was the youngest in 1776?
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Edward Rutledge
What was the first published version of the United States Declaration of Independence called?
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Dunlap broadside
How many colonies declared independence together in the Declaration of Independence?
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Thirteen Colonies
Who wrote the first draft of the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776?
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Thomas Jefferson
What was the name of the train that toured the United States for the 1976 Bicentennial?
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American Freedom Train
What was the name of the first official world's fair held in the United States in 1876?
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Centennial Exposition
What is the formal historical term for America's 250th anniversary in 2026?
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Semiquincentennial
Where did the 1975–1976 American Freedom Train begin its United States Bicentennial tour?
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Wilmington, Delaware
What does “semiquincentennial” mean in the United States Semiquincentennial celebration?
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250th anniversary
What figure appeared on the reverse of the 1976 United States Bicentennial quarter?
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Colonial drummer
Which U.S. military branch celebrated its 250th birthday with a Washington-area parade on June 14, 2025?
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United States Army
When is the United States Semiquincentennial Commission scheduled to end its work?
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December 31, 2027
What organization is the private nonprofit partner of the United States Semiquincentennial Commission?
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America250 Foundation
What was the name of the 1976 tall-ship parade held for the United States Bicentennial?
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Operation Sail
Which future U.S. president wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?
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Thomas Jefferson
Where were members of the United States Semiquincentennial Commission sworn in on November 16, 2018?
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Independence Hall
What term names the United States’ 250th anniversary, the national milestone celebrated by America250?
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Semiquincentennial
What law established the United States Semiquincentennial Commission for America250?
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United States Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016
Where did the 2025 United States Army 250th Anniversary Parade begin?
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The Pentagon